AurB
a member of the AUR family of kinases. May be directly involved in regulating the cleavage of polar spindle microtubules and is a key regulator for the onset of cytokinesis during mitosis. Expressed during S and G2/M phase and expression is upregulated in cancer cells during M phase. Localized to the midzone of central spindle in late anaphase and concentrated into the midbody in telophase and cytokinesis. Colocalizes with gamma tubulin in the mid-body. Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Overexpressed in colorectal and other cancer cell lines and thought to cause aneuploidy via histone phosphorylation. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

LTP: The number of records in which this modification site was determined using site-specific methods. SS methods include amino acid sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis, modification site-specific antibodies, specific MS strategies, etc.